opening a business; opening a practice
capital; funds; seed money; asset
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
all; entire; whole; altogether
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
shopping; purchased goods
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to blow off; to be blown off
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
superior; excellent; fine
share (in a company); stock
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
now that you say that; now that you mention it
start-up company; venture business
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort